Microsoft has withdrawn a security patch issued for Windows 2000 Server as part of its Patch Tuesday update, because it fails to properly fix a critical vulnerability.
According to Microsoft, a remote code execution vulnerability exists due to the way Windows Media Unicast Service handles specially-crafted transport information packets. So far, Microsoft has not observed any attacks on the vulnerability, and Windows Media Services is not enabled by default on Windows 2000 Server.
“Customers should review the bulletin for mitigations and workarounds and those with Internet-facing systems with Windows Media Services installed should evaluate and use firewall best practices to limit their overall exposure,” blogged Jerry Bryant, group manager for Microsoft Security Response Center communications. “We will continue to share updates here on the blog as available.”
As a workaround, users can disable the Windows Media Unicast Service or uninstall Windows Media Services. Instructions on how to do that are contained here within the advisory.
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